Mt.Churen Himal (7,371m) Expedition

01 / THE EXPERIENCE

Discover the journey

Churen Himal lies in the western part of Nepal. Churen trek is not popular trek like Everest, Annapurna, Langtang region trek. Churen Himal (7371m) is suitated on the north of Beni and Dhorpatan Hunting Reserved and west of Dhaulagiri I (8163m).In this region nature including various orchids, flora, fauna, full of rivers and fast glacier streams, majestic view of Himalaya and wild valleys with isolated Magar Chetri and Chhantyal villages. It is very famous and challenging mountain of Nepal. Mt. Churen Himal has 3 major summits Churen Himal main or central (7,385m), Churen Himal East (7,371m) and Churen Himal west (7,371m) which lies on the Dhaulagiri range.Mount Churen is among the seventh series’ mountain in the Dhaulgiri range. It has three pinnacles, which are called; Churen west 7371m., Churen central 7375m and Churen north 7371m; and among which the central is remembered to the chief one. Beyond Gurja, there are no any villages. After Guruja Village by walking up steep on the wood way, we reach Burjung Kharka via Darsing Kharka; where we can establish our tent for the night halt. From there, following along the river side of Kapekhola, we reach in the base camp which in takes four hrs. Its base camp is located at 4800m high.Its base camp of Churen Himal and the Gurja Mountain’s base camp are at the same height. From this base camp, the Churen Himal’s base camp-1 and its pinnacle can be clearly visible. To climb Churen himal it’s not so easy; and we should fix two high camps to reach there. In its east, the Dhaulagiri 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are located. And the Putha Himal is in its west. This mountain can be climbed through the south west ridge; and the best season is April – May & October & November every year. Routes: Kathmandu-Pokhara-Baglung and Beni by bus and after by jeep to Darbang after Darbang, with the help by porter for carrying all expedition goods, it takes 5 days to reach at base camp. On the way, there are Dharpatan, Takum, Lumsung and the last village is call Gurja village.The first ascent of the middle summit on October 24, 1970 by Masayoshi Fukui and Kozo Hasegawa and the western summit on October 28, 1970 by Kozo Hasegawa and Ang Norbu succeeded a Japanese expedition from the south side.

03 / YOUR ROUTE

Journey at a glance

Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu airport and transfer to hotel. — Arrival in Kathmandu airport and transfer to hotel. Day 02: Preparing & briefing in Ministry of Tourism — Preparing & briefing in Ministry of Tourism Day 03: By Bus: Kathmandu – Beni (830m, 10 hrs) — By Bus: Kathmandu – Beni (830m, 10 hrs) Day 04: By Bus: Beni – Darbang (1070m,4h) — By Bus: Beni – Darbang (1070m,4h) Day 05: Darbang- Sibang (1680m,5h) — Darbang- Sibang (1680m,5h) Day 06: Sibang – Muna (1965m,5h) — Sibang – Muna (1965m,5h) Day 07: Muna- khabang Pauwa (2275m,6h) — Muna- khabang Pauwa (2275m,6h) Day 08: khabang Pauwa- Gurjagoan (2577m,5h) — khabang Pauwa- Gurjagoan (2577m,5h) Day 09: repose à Gurja Gaon — repose à Gurja Gaon Day 10: Gurja Goan- Darsinge Kharka (2927m,4/5h) — Gurja Goan- Darsinge Kharka (2927m,4/5h) Day 11: Darsinge Kharka – Budzunga Kharka (4300m, 7hrs) — Darsinge Kharka – Budzunga Kharka (4300m, 7hrs) Day 12: Budzunga Kharka – Churen Himal BC (4160m, 5hrs). — Budzunga Kharka – Churen Himal BC (4160m, 5hrs). Day 13-27: Climbing period of Churen Himal Expedition (7,385 m) — Climbing period of Churen Himal Expedition (7,385 m) Day 28: Churen Himal Base Camp – Budzunga Kharka — Churen Himal Base Camp – Budzunga Kharka Day 29: Budzunga Kharka – Gurja Gaon (7hrs) — Budzunga Kharka – Gurja Gaon (7hrs) Day 30: Gurja Gaon – Lumsung (2100m, 6hrs) — Gurja Gaon – Lumsung (2100m, 6hrs) Day 31: Lumsung – Sibang (6hrs) — Lumsung – Sibang (6hrs) Day 32: Sibang – Darbang – Beni en bus (4h) — Sibang – Darbang – Beni en bus (4h) Day 33: By Bus: Beni – Kathmandu (10h) — By Bus: Beni – Kathmandu (10h) Day 34: Day briefing and Free day — Day briefing and Free day Day 35: Final Departure — Final Departure

YOUR DAY-BY-DAY ROUTE